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8 acts our reviewers loved at Lollapalooza

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Lollapalooza 2026 opened with warm sunshine on Thursday but the weekend soon brought rain and turned Grant Park into a mud pit. But neither winds nor rain nor Saturday’s delayed start prevented our critics from canvassing stages in search of the next big talents. After all, veterans of Lollapaloozas yore like to compare notes on which major acts they saw way back when, be it Lady Gaga or Charli xcx with early-in-the-day slots before making it big. Here are 8 up-and-coming performers that our reviewers say will stay on their radars for months to come — and could end up on bigger stages in the future. Cruz Beckham and The Breakers performs on the Tito’s stage on Day 4 of Lollapalooza in Grant Park, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026. Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times Cruz Beckham Cruz Beckham got his first taste of the stage 18 years ago. His mom Victoria Beckham, aka Posh Spice, was performing with the Spice Girls at Madison Square Garden, and the then-3-year-old busted out breakdancing in front of 20,000 pe

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